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Post by legios on Nov 11, 2007 21:16:31 GMT
Picked up #3 this weekend, despite the fact that I have these issues in Collected Comics format. This is probably my favourite issue of this series so far - I love Will Simpson's art on UK#49, his rendition of Slag is tremendous. If that wasn't enough to sell me, under the same thick, shiny cover we have Barry Kitson on UK#50 - good rousing artwork to go along with a great conclusion to the story (I have a great fondness for Soundwave's dignified "neener neener neenet" speech at the end of the issue).
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 11, 2007 21:20:22 GMT
I too have been weak and been picking up the series. I can't help it, the pull of nostalgia is overwhelming. It's Dinobot Hunt, damn it. I remember buying these issues back in the day. Feels like last week.
Kitson's art is amazing. Fortunate enough to have 3 pages of art from #50: the opening page, the 'Bumblebee' page and the 'Prowl' page.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Nov 11, 2007 21:46:39 GMT
I too have been weak and been picking up the series. I can't help it, the pull of nostalgia is overwhelming. It's Dinobot Hunt, damn it. I remember buying these issues back in the day. Feels like last week. Kitson's art is amazing. Fortunate enough to have 3 pages of art from #50: the opening page, the 'Bumblebee' page and the 'Prowl' page. -Ralph Nice - the opening page is an absolute corker and the other two aren't bad either. The only original TF comic art I have is from a story I have never read. There's some kind of irony in that I suspect. Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 11, 2007 22:34:23 GMT
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Post by Hero on Nov 12, 2007 9:29:13 GMT
I bought #1 and #2 recentley and am very pleased with the quality of the reprint. It's great to re-live the memories of the Dinobot Hunt again.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 12, 2007 11:10:49 GMT
Owning the original issues and the Collected Comics you'd think I'd not bother picking the series up but I have. It's weekly serial origins shine through in the retelling, even collected with two tales apiece. A golden age in Transformers comics with such wildly contrasting art styles sitting alongside each other and not looking out of place. Both Will Simpson and Barry Kitson bring an energy to the work, Simpson's looks a little more unfettered than Kitson whose work seems more measured.
Top notch stuff.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 16, 2007 22:31:39 GMT
#4 has a surprise appearance of the annual story Victory. Presumably the last issue will be bumper sized with parts 2-4 of In the National Interest.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 16, 2007 22:48:27 GMT
Nope.
It's apparently a six issue mini so we'll get two parts in each.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 16, 2007 23:05:03 GMT
So what will fill up the second half of #6? Grimlock does New York?
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Dec 16, 2007 23:07:55 GMT
No idea to be honest. If they were doing Victory you would have thought Second Generation Part Three would have been a sensible choice.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 9, 2008 21:28:41 GMT
#5 does indeed have parts 2-3 of ITNI. Tension mildy mounts as to what will fill the back half of #6.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 10, 2008 0:27:48 GMT
Who knows maybe they will squeeze in Grudge Match?
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 10, 2008 19:54:49 GMT
That would please me.
In a rare spurt of completism, I have managed to snag the B & W Nick covers for #1-5 as they came out and FPG had them in. They do make a nice set.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 10, 2008 21:16:36 GMT
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Post by legios on Jan 10, 2008 21:21:02 GMT
That is more than a little odd. I can't see much logic behind it, I can only assume that the ball has been somewhat fumbled there. Karl |
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Post by KnightBeat on Jan 12, 2008 19:16:40 GMT
Indeed. I'm a little surprised that they haven't got another story reprint lined up for next month, even if it wasn't Dinobots.
I'm glad that the ball was fumbled on a reprint line, rather than a major title.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 20, 2008 11:15:52 GMT
From: tfarchive.com/comics/idw/guide.php?s=dinobots'Publisher solicitation: This final issue featuring 32 full pages of story and art concludes the DINOBOTS tale spun by Simon Furman and Will Simpson, along with a bonus standalone Dinos tale—a repeat performance of “Repeat Performance,” a much-loved tale by Bob Budiansky, William Johnson, and Kyle Baker. This ad-free issue also features an all-new cover image by Josh Burcham.' -Ralph |
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Post by Jaymz on Jan 20, 2008 14:32:28 GMT
That's a bit silly, I thought the point of Best of UK Dinobots was to reprint UK stories.
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Jan 20, 2008 15:22:16 GMT
Well, they did forget to reprint Repeat Performance in their earlier Generations run (or were unable, in which case starting with Warrior School was a bit weird).
But surely it'd make more sense to reprint Grudge Match?
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